Robin DiAngelo Gets Tricked Into Paying Reparations to Matt Walsh’s Producer in ‘Am I Racist?’ Documentary

“White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo was hoodwinked into dipping into her own pocketbook to pay reparations to a black producer in podcaster Matt Walsh’s upcoming documentary “Am I Racist?”

An undercover, man-bun-wearing Walsh, 38, goaded DiAngelo into ponying up cash to his producer named Ben to compensate for the sins of the past by first coughing up the money himself.

Walsh, who had been conducting an interview with DiAngelo for a documentary project while feigning anti-racist sentiments and posing as an activist, summoned Ben after finishing up most of his questions.

“This is Ben, a producer on the film. I thought it would be a powerful opportunity to speak directly to a person of color and confront our racism and also, apologize for the white supremacist systems that oppress Ben,” Walsh began.

DiAngelo, 68, followed suit saying, “On behalf of myself and my fellow white people, I apologize — it is not you, it is us. As long as I’m standing, I will do my best to challenge it.”

Walsh then announced that he’d pay Ben reparations if he’d accept it, prompting his producer to quip, “I mean I won’t turn it down.” Walsh then handed Ben a few bills from his wallet.

“That doesn’t make up for 400 years of oppression, but it’s all that I have to give,” Walsh said.

Taking hold of the new cash padding his wallet, Ben — fully in on the ruse — explained that he doesn’t “know if it’s ever enough” but praised Walsh for “putting in the work” and acknowledged the “small progress I think we made today.”

DiAngelo looked introspective and bewildered as that unfolded.

“That was really weird,” a perplexed and nearly speechless DiAngelo gasped before formulating a response after Walsh asked, “Did you wanna pay any—?”

“I think reparations is like a systemic dynamic and approach,” she added. “I mean I think there may be some people who would be offended by [that].”

{snip} A solemn-looking Walsh then stressed the need to allow “ourselves to be uncomfortable.” {snip}

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After getting Ben’s blessing, DiAngelo then walked over to her pocketbook, pulled out roughly $30, and told him, “That’s all the cash I have.”

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